We are looking for an Electronics Technician that will work with a team of experts at the Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) in Narrabri. This position provides a unique opportunity to work within one of the world’s leading research facilities, presenting a wide range of technical challenges whilst living within a unique country setting. You will work within a small team to learn about and carry out technical maintenance, operations support and upgrades as necessary.

Your duties will include:

Learning about a wide range of electronic data acquisition and control electronics associated with the various systems of the telescope infrastructure.

Maintaining the electronics instrumentation of the telescope whilst considering operational and financial constraints.

Undertaking fault diagnosis and routine maintenance of a broad range of electronic equipment.

Attending to afterhours breakdowns and working flexible hours if required and occasionally travelling to other sites to assist with installation and maintenance of electronic systems.

Coordinating resources for both planned and unplanned maintenance activities and providing additional assistance for other teams when necessary, including support for cryogenic staff with maintenance activities.

Working to improve or creating documentation for processes associated with maintenance activities, including the creation and administration of document management processes.

Location: Narrabri, NSW

Salary: AU$63k - AU$80k plus up to 15.4% superannuation

Tenure: Indefinite

Reference: 66441

To be considered you will need:

A relevant Electronics Certificate Associate Diploma or equivalent (or working toward either), in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from a recognised technical college or tertiary education institution.

Valid Class ‘C’ driver’s licence.

Willingness and ability to work and access heights at 50m above the ground.

Demonstrated commitment to Health, Safety and Environment as a core value.

Previous experience with soldering, and rework of PCBs and electronic modules as well as mechanical assembly.

Experience with fault finding and diagnostics to solve unique problems for a wide variety of systems.